Hacker News: 0x53

New comment by 0x53 in "Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as protection"

0x53 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:31:53 +0000

I think the point they are trying to make is that in the terms of service Google says they get to define what is malware (halfway through article) so the author is trying to point out that exact danger: what happens when Google gets to randomly call things malware.

New comment by 0x53 in "When AI Builds Itself: Our progress toward recursive self-improvement"

0x53 — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:22:16 +0000

They also don’t have…a login page with authentication . To access the console you get an email link. No passkeys, passwords, 2fa, just an email.

New comment by 0x53 in "I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper"

0x53 — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:46:46 +0000

I also just did this! My solution was to automate creation of a set of static html pages that I view in the “experimental” kindle browser. It’s set to scrape a paper and build the site at 6am every morning. That was I don’t have to mess with the file transfers, and it’s there waiting for me when I wake up. Also I can mess with the layout a bit easier. Only downside is that I have to have next/back buttons rather than tapping on the screen.

New comment by 0x53 in "Iran-backed hackers claim wiper attack on medtech firm Stryker"

0x53 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:13:24 +0000

Never add your personal device to a companies MDM…

New comment by 0x53 in "Does that use a lot of energy?"

0x53 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:11:19 +0000

And wrote a great book: Not the End of the World

New comment by 0x53 in "Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros"

0x53 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:24:40 +0000

Netflix still gets breakup fee I suppose?

New comment by 0x53 in "Data centers in space makes no sense"

0x53 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:10:48 +0000

Look into radiative cooling. Basically this, but more practical. Several companies working on it: https://www.skycoolsystems.com/

New comment by 0x53 in "FBI Director Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Three Senior Staff"

0x53 — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:58:14 +0000

Thankfully, it is illegal for private companies to do that.

New comment by 0x53 in "Show HN: Patio – Rent tools, learn DIY, reduce waste"

0x53 — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:34:51 +0000

Love the idea and hope you are successful. I really think there is a lot of value to be unlocked in sharing/renting tools. In my area we have a tool library which is handy.

Some ideas: - I would focus a lot of effort on making it incredibly easy and intuitive to list things. This is one of the primary barriers to me when using these types of apps. - maybe future idea would be to list things from Home Depot or other stores to expand the number of rentals that are available.

New comment by 0x53 in "Show HN: JuryNow – Get an anonymous instant verdict from 12 real people"

0x53 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 23:57:43 +0000

Cool idea. Not sure exactly, but when it went to the jury duty section I just got the same question a bunch of times.

New comment by 0x53 in "Scott Galloway: How the US is destroying young people's future [video]"

0x53 — Mon, 13 May 2024 01:03:18 +0000

Been a fan of Scott’s for awhile. Don’t agree about everything but I think this video calls out the most important systemic problems.

New comment by 0x53 in "BlackCat ransomware group implodes after apparent payment by Change Healthcare"

0x53 — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:13:39 +0000

I should be against the law to pay a ransom for data.

New comment by 0x53 in "Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier (2022)"

0x53 — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:36:34 +0000

My wire cutter disagreement is their flashlight recommendation. They recommend a AA battery flashlight from Amazon that in my opinion is terrible (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-flashlight/). This article indicates that maybe the referral money is a factor. I wonder how much influence that has.

New comment by 0x53 in "Beg Bounties (2021)"

0x53 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 03:25:54 +0000

I guess I wonder about the opposite side of this. While I hate the beg bounty people as well, I don't think security researchers should work for free. I have found several security vulnerabilities that I have never reported to the company because their security policy was basically "send us everything you found for free and we won't give you any credit".

New comment by 0x53 in "MGM Seeks Contractors to Repair Infra in 3 Weeks"

0x53 — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:53:47 +0000

That makes sense. I feel like a federal government policy making it illegal to pay a ransom would go a long way towards making this type of thing less profitable.

New comment by 0x53 in "The WebP 0day"

0x53 — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:48:19 +0000

What does provably correct mean here? I think you mean that the code doesn’t have any memory corruption vulnerabilities. However, that is only one class of vulnerability, so more techniques then just relying on a memory safe language are required for secure software.

New comment by 0x53 in "The WebP 0day"

0x53 — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:43:36 +0000

The only publicly posted price list that I know of is zerodium’s (evil people). http://zerodium.com/program.html They currently offer 2.5 million for an android zero click with persistence. This doesn’t give you the persistence piece without another bug so maybe 2m. Of course, they are only willing to offer that price if they could sell it for much more.

New comment by 0x53 in "MGM Seeks Contractors to Repair Infra in 3 Weeks"

0x53 — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 01:39:56 +0000

That statement is incredibly interesting. I wonder what the hackers think they attempt to gain by publicly talking about their operations?

New comment by 0x53 in "Windows Subsystem for Linux gets new 'mirrored' network mode"

0x53 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:03:35 +0000

I always use wsl 1 instead of 2. One of the primary reasons is that you can directly control your network card from 1. So with the mirrored networking mode 2 is starting to look a little bit better.

New comment by 0x53 in "Ask HN: Where to find open-source house plans?"

0x53 — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:34:53 +0000

I have wanted to build something similar for a long time, but I would like it to be a passive house as well. I gave up on ever finding a premade plan. Instead I have been using fusion 360 and sweet home 3d to design it myself.